Thursday, 16 May 2024
Life, the universe, pies, hot-pink bunnies, world domination, and everything
Date: October 1, 2008
Categories: At the Top of the Blog, Muse Academy, Nonrandom Craziness, The Musiverse
ok, what is going on? there used to be posts here. something about having five instead of a six. I am so confused now.
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Ephemeral housekeeping chatter, which the GAPAs decided would distract from the important business of tea, pastries, and conversation.
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*sips tea*
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Do you carry raspberry zinger tea? I love that stuff.
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I just ate at the MuseBar at the End of the Unhiverse, I’m not hungry. But I WOULD like to have an interesting conversation, if you don’t mind.
I will now take my usual seat upon the lampshade.
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4- Raspberry Zinger? Of course! I, as is TMFA, am partial to Red Zinger, but we have many flavours from Celestial Seasonings. Here’s a pot, nice and hot. Enjoy!
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Ahhh, I love this place. I will have Chai and some biscutts with honey. I see AthenianPsycho sitting upon the lampshade. Hmm, interesting place to sit I thought to myself. So what are you thinking about the election? I ask him.
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6- Thanks! I’ll just put in some honey and wait for it to cool.
“The election? I try not to.”
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7- It’s not like an RPG thread. You just come in, order, and talk. You don’t need to narrate as well. Oh, and here’s a pot of chai, as well as a plate of homemade buttermilk biscuits (I assume you mean the American kind) with a jar of honey, gathered from our beehives out back, as well as a tall glass of milk, which goes quite nicely with biscuits.
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Oh, Piggy? Do you have pumpkin spice coffee? It’s a holiday favorite of mine. If you don’t I’d be glad to give you the recipe. It goes back in my family for ages. If you do, I’d love a cuppa with a cinnamon roll.
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10- Why, I’d love the recipe. It sounds quite delicious. However, I do have a cinnamon roll for you. *presents roll*
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[[So this is essentially a tea party? Sweet.]]
I’d like a scone and some peppermint tea. Peppermint anything really hits the spot in winter, don’t you think?
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eclairs. Lovely eclaires. And….. HEY! You’ve gotten in some fresh Havarti! *drowns in yummy tasting cheese*
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12- Well, it is a tea room, after all. What didst thou expect?
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14 – Tea, of course. Is it unusual for so few people to be frequenting said tearoom?
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15- Oh, business here is always a bit leisurely. Ever since Paker left, that is.
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Has anybody else seen any shows by Cirque Du Soleil? I saw Wintuk on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
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17- no, But i want to.
More Tea! English Breakfast please.
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*remembers conversation we had back in September* *googles status of Large Hadron Collider* *finds out that it broke down before it could collide particles and won’t be operational until Spring 2009* Hm, I’m not sure whether to be relieved or worried.
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19- When I first heard about the breakdown, I went “It’s gotta be sabotage. One of those doomsayers broke in and thought they were saving the world.” But yes, it is an accident, and I am much too paranoid.
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TEA!
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I don’t really like Tea………. everyone tells me that McDonalds has the best tea though……
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22- Well, those people are wrong. I have tried McDonald’s tea only once, and I couldn’t bring myself to finish the whole thing. It went in the garbage. If you want good tea, i.e. good proper English *hot* tea, you’ve got to make it yourself. Or have yours truly make it.
TMFA- As you wish.
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How bout mixing tea?
I’d like to open a little shop, off in that alley way between the hill that overlooks the harbor and the Gardens, where the toy boats glide in the little fountains like their counterparts across the way. You know where I mean, bien sur. I have an oven, with big knobs, for baking our pastries and special breaded meals (Like a sandwich, but imagine all of the potential in blown pita and woven rolls!). The accompanying cheeses are stunning, with all suppliers inspected annually, and the occasional goat visit. But people would come from all around for the tea mixes, compartments open for the adventurous customers, of course, but the special drawers are dangerous for their flavor, only a highly trained sÃðdegiste sérfræðingur has access to them. a wall of wooden drawers, accessible only by rolling ladder, all taken from the Institute when they had to begin using hydroladders and dropchutes. I have an artist living in the closet, and a poet up in the attic. Rent is a solid Furnishing a month, until you must move on….
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*strides in*
My usual, please…….an egg and cress sandwich with jasmine green tea. No eclair this time.
7-since when am I a he?
9-Of course you don’t HAVE to narrate, but it’s ok. It’s better than what had happened before. People had been completely ignoring the flowery-language tradition. It was scandalist!
Also……I seem to have missed the point where Piggy began being responsible for everything here. When did that happen?
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23 – McDonalds makes tea? How horrible. It must be disgusting.
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Some Raspberry zinger and maybe some Italian foccacia if you have it, please. I don’t know how anybody can take APs and not go mad.
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25- he and gwen (Gwen, right?) trade duties. it’s because Paul is to “busy” right now.
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24- oh that sounds so wonderful! the wall of drawers…
I would certainly appreciate a nice cup of earl grey. and perhaps some of that foccacia kaiyves has requested as well. really now I am in the mood to try all sorts of exotic teas but have neither the means nor the time. hmm. I should like to go some sort of tea themed travel expedition. wouldn’t that be nice? going to all sorts of places, trying new things…
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23) Hot tea? But iced tea is the one and only way to drink it! At least, where I come from…….. I can stomache iced tea to a certain extent, but I can’t be anywhere near hot tea…….
26) Apparently it’s quite good. At least, 90% of the people I’ve talked to have this same opinion…..
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11- You’re a dear. Thank you. *polishes off bun*
26- I believe you’re thinking of their hot chocalte, my good Muser. Their tea is actually quite scrumptious.
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30 (kiwi)
~Tropical climate?
~I wonder if they had low expectations.
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Ho there
I shall today have an energising and cleansing oolong tea, if that is available? and so I shall sit on the chair an study for my music exam.
*sits upon lavender chair*
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28- He’s not “too busy right now”. He’s just too busy, period. His supposed “busy period” has continued for almost a year now. I have explained on some other thread why this is. It is a very good excuse, though. I understand completely.
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hello, my old wung, chap. may I have the usual, a plate of scones with strawb’ries ‘n’ whipped cream? oh, and a nice tea on the side. thank you, my good sir.
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Oh, Master IcePointe, you must have been gone for a while. The wungs do not take orders any more. I and Gwen are now your H&H barkeeps. Oh, and you don’t have to use and English accent. In fact, it becomes rather overbearing quite quickly. Here’s your scones, along with a pot of Red Zinger, a fruity herbal tea. TMFA’s favourite, you know.
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32) What? You mean am I from a tropical climate? 
No. I just come from an old southern town……. that’s not tropical…..
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29- Foccacia’s a kind of bread, not a tea. It’s got spices and sometimes olives baked in and it’s really good!
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madeira cake please- and some mint tea. Good god it is raining hard outside.
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*sips cocoa*
The snow is perfectly flamablamablous today, don’t you agree?
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39- As you wish.
40- Oh, if only it were snowing here…
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mmm… foccacia. can you put some spinch and cheese on it?
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40: No snow here. It might rain soon, perhaps. It’s rather cloudy out… *sigh*
I’d like some yunan tea, please. Thank you.
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*walks in* May I have a cup of hot cocoa with a peppermint straw, a chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven, and… hmm, how about a slice of pumpkin bread? Mmmm. Thanks. *sits down next to Aggie* *hears: “The snow is perfectly flamablamablous today, don’t you agree?”*
“Yes, it certainly is, although it’s a bit slushy here.”
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Oh dear, are those not on the menu? *is worried* SFTDP
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.38 oh I’m well aware of that.
.39 ooooh madeira cake…that sounds good.
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42- Of course. Any preference as to the type of cheese?
43- Here’s a pot, nice and hot.
45- That’s not a problem. The menu only shows a small portion of what we serve here.
46- Well, how about you have a slice, then? *presents one slice madeira cake*
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47- Okay then, I’ll stick with my order.
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Yay! Thanksgiving is coming! Tomorrow! Could I have soem eggnog? 
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49- Why do you want eggnog?
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49- Of course!
50- The question is, why wouldn’t you want eggnog? It is the one drink in the world which has reached complete perfection.
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Could I have some foccacia with basil and mossarella, please?
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52- If, by mossarella, you mean mozzarella, then certainly. Here you are.
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51) Exactly! Eggnog is scrumptious!
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Yum, eggnog. Since I’ve finished my tea, may I have some please? With some gingerbread?
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51-Sorry, I just thought kiwimuncher would be asking for some kind of Thanksgiving-y fare, like pumpkin pie, or something. Er, where’s my order?
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55- Right away.
56- I set it down right over there a few days ago.
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56) Oh. I guess that me. We actually usually have eggnog with THanksgiving. Although, this year we had some peach cider that we found on our travels last summer. Quite yummylicious.
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57- Oh, oops! *picks up tray* *slurps cocoa* Mmmmmm. Perfection.
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53- Yes, that’s what I mean. I’m not good at spelling.
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Something warm and anti-rain please! 
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61- Right away.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh. Wonderful! *sinks into comfy chair*
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Now is the time for something hot. It’s snowing…If you have a microwave I will gladly sit inside it.
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64- I wouldn’t recommend that, Master Cromwell, but I do have an open chair by one of the fireplaces, as well as a tray with hot cocoa and biscuits (the British kind).
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Do you have pumpkin pie?
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65_Very well then…I hope you have some cream to stir in. I usually put butter in my cocoa, but maybe that’s just me.
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66- Fresh out of the oven! Whipped cream?
67- Here’s a dish of cream and a pat of butter, for your choosing.
I suppose I’ll treat myself to a little something. *makes cup of hot cocoa, complete with cinnamon stick, miniature marshmallows, and whipped cream* Delicious!
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“Evening, ladies and gentlemen.” POSOC took off his sopping wet greatcoat and gave it to a tuxedoed wung. “I’d like a cup of piping chai, with a large spoonful of mesquite honey mixed in. Also, some wung buttons with lime marmalade.” He sat down in the couch nearest the fire and steamed gently. “Thank you. It’s good to be back.”
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69- Here’s your order, sir. The mesquite honey was, as usual, from our beehives out back, and the lime marmalade was made just this morning. Enjoy!
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((Fortunately, Muse Academy’s gardeners are equal to the task of growing mesquite off the coast of Iceland.))
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The H&H is quite a strange place. It’s near the Icelandic coast, but in the Oasis as well. However, it is surrounded by flower gardens and hedge mazes, both natives of jolly old England. And yes, MA would be nothing without its gardeners.
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So, the discussion failed in the chameleon thread, so, what can one do in the snow?
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One can make hilarious snow figure with snow! I think the favorites that I’ve made has been a snowman funeral and a snowman franticly swimming to escape a snow shark. I also liked the snowman walking his hoards of dogs, in which I experimente in makeing all different types of snowdogs, from bulldogs to collies. I also had fun with the snow cowboy, roping his snow stallion. Oh, or the snow sniper……. no, that one was definately the best! I made a snow sniper, hiding behind a pile of bricks, with his face covered and a log pointed at an angle for a gun. I had the target snowman, headless, with his head…… erm…… should I say…… lying on the ground several feet away, with red rood coloring on the snow around it. here was a small trench leading to the spot. Quite entertaining……….
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I push my brother into the snow. It’s fun…
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I’ve made a few nice igloos with my brothers. I’ve always wanted to make a Snowhenge. I wonder how hard that would be.
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Hello, I am invading Muse Academy randomly. (Not literally, I’m just feeling my way around to see what’s what.)
I’d like caramel apple cider and a cherry danish, please.
76: Depends if you’d want to make Snowhenge the size of its rocky counterpart. Somehow I doubt that…
The only igloo I have made was all buried in the snow. However, my friends and I had placed a disc sled over the entrance, so we were later able to dig the sled out. The igloo had survived intact; however, it had become a sort of under-snow cave. It lasted until the snow melted.
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77- Right away.
Why would you make Stonehenge when you could make Carhenge? It’s this one thing in Nebraska which is an exact replica of Stonehenge, but made with old spraypainted cars and concrete. Very interesting.
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77, 78- It wouldn’t be as big as the real Stonehenge. Maybe the pillar parts would be only four feet high.
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I’d like a cup of Chai and a muffin, please.
It would be so much fun to make Stonehenge out of snow! That is something I might consider doing this winter. It snowed today but only a light dusting. It has snowed much more up north though.
Things to do in the snow: I personally like climbing up trees and then jumping down into a pile of snow, building snow forts, and digging tunnels through the huge pile of snow the the snowplow makes at my house.
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80- Here’s your Chai. Which kind of muffin do you want? English or American? If American, which “flavor”? If English, do you want jam? Butter? Clotted cream? Honey? And which flavor of the previous?
Ah, yes, there’s nothing quite as peaceful as lying in a snow tunnel. Utter silence.
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68 -Yes, I’d love whipped cream. Thanks muchly.
74 – Very frighteningly funny. It reminds me of these sand sculptures that my friends and I found during our class trip to the beach at the end of the year last year. We were all going for a walk at night, and a few of us fell behind the others. We noticed a big walled pit, and went around the side to explore. There we found five or six beautifully detailed 3D sand scultures–nothing so scary as your snowmen, but lizards and mermaids and the like. My friend beckoned the other two of us over to where the mermaid was, and told us to turn off our flashlights, saying “Doesn’t she look real?” Of course, it being dark and us being teenage girls, we all said something along the lines of “Oh. My. God. What if there’s a person under there? What if it’s a ZOMBIE?” Much running and screaming ensued.
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I slogged through the snow, my scarf pulled up over my nose and mouth. I grunted. It sure was a long way from the Academy, but I was almost there. I dragged my feet the rest of the way there, and turned the handle. I raced in, and quickly shut the door behind me. I let out my breath, enjoying the warmth as I unwrapped my scarf from my head. I hanged my big coat on the coat rack, and walked over to a cushy armchair. I flopped myself down, and said to a wung, “Hi, I’d like some yunan tea, and if you could get a choklit-filled croissant too, that’d be quite appreciated!”
Sorry bout the writing format. I just needed to write at the time. Also, I just looked up yunan tea. It sounds good.
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Oh, Zinc, you must not have been here for a while. It’s me and Gwen that take orders now. We are co-barkeeps. The Wungs still do favors, but they don’t do much with food anymore. We were working the poor things to death. Now you can work me to death instead. Here’s a pot of tea and a hot, buttery, choklity croissant!
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Greetings!
Apologies for recent absence. Life is getting increasingly hectisc, so I’ll only be able to put in an occasional appearance.
Piggy – many thanks to you and Gwen for taking over the day-to-day running of the H&H. I was getting a bit worried about the wungs. Normally, they love the self-important ritual of serving crumpets adn pouring tea, but someone mentioned “exploitation” a few months ago, and one of them looked it up. Ever since then, there have been Mutterings. Nothing serious, but you don’t want muttering wungs. If it takes hold, you get Dire Mutterings, and then you’re in trouble. As long as they’ve gone back to wittering, everyhting will be OK, and we’ll all have a merry Christmas.
Meanwhile, just a scone with strawberry jam, please. And a nice pot of Assam. Ta.
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Nice to see you around, PB&J.
*drags armchair to dark, semi-secluded corner*
*curles up with cut of tea and ipod*
*listens to music and escapes*
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81- An English muffin with honey, please. Thanks much Piggy.
It’s awful weather outside. It’s been either rain or freezing rain all day. Tomorrow isn’t supposed to be much better. I’m sure I will be visiting the H&H quite a bit during the rain.
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Greetings Master Baker!
I’m in the same boat, Syllabub. It’s just wet. Not too cold here though, not yet.
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88-What state are you in? I’m in New Hampshire.
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85- Here you are, sir. It’s good to see you again. My, you look tired. I do believe you’ve been working too hard again. And don’t worry, the Wungs still do plenty of work, especially growing and preparing the food. I have only commandeered taking orders and serving said food. I haven’t seen Gwen for nearly month and a half now, so I guess I’m flying solo. Have a pleasant evening!
87- Of course. Any milk?
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Good evening, my dear Piggy. My usual Earl Grey with a plate of Victoria Sponge Cake, please?
If there’s anything that I can do to help out around here, please don’t hesitate to ask. I absolutely adore baking and pastry-making if you’d like me to.
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89- New York, close to the sea. We’ll often get rain, while the city gets snow, thanks to the heat capacity of water.
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91- Unfortunately, it is those things which keep the Wungs complacent.
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92- I also. New York’s a nice enough place, but I could use a little snow!
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76) OMG! That’s such a good idea! The next time it snows, I’ll do it, if there’s enough snow. Gosh. There’s never enough. 
Hmmmmmm. Or I could go a mob of snowzombies. That would be fun. Of a snow Frankenstein’s monster…… Hmmmmm. but what am I doing? Making plans before it’s even snowed yet?
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84: Yup. I haven’t. Thanks anyhow.
Oh my, snow? We got rain today. I find rain rather irritating. I’m just not used to it. 
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On the topic of snow, I am hoping for a snow day tomorrow, on the second day of finals. It would be a bit odd to not have finals until January, but it would give me time to study. Has anyone else had a snow day yet this year?
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How do I know what house I’m in, or to whom/where should I bring this up? For the record, I got aab on the quiz.
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98- What does the quiz say you should be?
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It doth naught say anything. They only gave three letter combonations.
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100- I’d say Lasley. Welcome to MA!
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Could I have some mint tea and scones please?
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*blows in* *is encrusted with snow* C-can I please have a hot chocolate? With lots of marshmallows?
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Loverly! Could I have a snowcone please?
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I come in, shivering. I shut the door behind me quickly so as not to let in the cold. I am wearing a purple hat, rainbow scarf, green jacket, tan boots, and fuzzy blue pants. I collapse into a cozy armchair, tired from the walk. “May I please have some hot choklit and a croissant?” I ask (insert name of whoever I’m supposed to ask here). “Not choklit-filled, just plain.”
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102- Here you are. Honey? Butter? Jam? Marmalade?
103- Please, come in. There’s a seat by the fire, and here’s your cocoa.
104- Well, of course! ‘Tis the season… sort of…
105- ((I insert my name.)) Here you are. Can I get you anything else? A peppermint stick with which to stir your cocoa, perhaps?
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Such a lovely fireplace! *roasts a marshmellow*
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Warmth…. *sips cocoa*
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Settling down near the fire, I sip my tea carefully, trying not to spill any. Of course, some drops do get on my shirt. I look around. Conviently, some blankets are piled tidily near a lamp, and I drag one over.
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What a fantastic time to get out a nice book! Does anyone want me to read one aloud? Do you have any favorites?
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107- Vegan?
*Roasts Vegan marshmallows*
Best part of the HH is it’s all vegan.
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111- Not all vegan. But we do serve vegan food.
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112- it’s all vegan if you want it to be all vegan.
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I LOVE sAlads! Take me to any salad bar and I go crazy. Thats kind fo random, but we were talking about vegen stuff, so….. yeah. But salads don’t have to vegen either! They’re quite good with bacon bits, chicken,etc.
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113- If you say so, sir…
114- We do have a year-round garden, if you would like a salad, as well as a large range of dressings and toppings. I don’t think we have room for a salad bar, though. Anyways, it wouldn’t quite fit with the feeling of this establishment. Can I get you anything?
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You can get me a wonderful glass of Christmas cider and some traditional cookies.
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116- Yes I can. But what sort of traditional cookies/biscuits?
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Hmmmmmmmm. Sugar cookies? Or ginger snaps? 7 layer bars?
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117) In fact! I’m in the baking mood! I’ll help you! *gets out sugar, eggs, flour, chocolate, etc.*
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119- Make sure you let the Wungs help. They get mad if they’re not working. Actually, Wungs, go sweep and shovel the snow outside. And put out some salt. We don’t want anyone to slip on the ice.
Now, what would you like to bake?
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Sorry I’ve been gone- I was in Colorado visiting grandparents. Marmalade, please. 111- even the butter?
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We can start with the sugar cookies! *rolls out dough* *sticks in cookie cutters* *peels out shapes* *dabs sugar on top* Oh! Whistle while you work…..
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I’ve got some mix for White Chocolate Cranberry (American) Muffins. Do you want to make them now, or should we save them?
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110: My favorite read aloud books are ‘Cherries and Cherry Pits’ and Harry Potter.
I’ll go mix some frosting for the cookies!
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I can do HArry Potter!
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much……..”
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there dosent appear to be a better tread to say this on so HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! (1st comment of new year CT?)
can you bake in a tearoom? i’m not sure if they would petricularly enjoy us rolling out cookies on the tables.
i do enjoy reading harry potter aloud. i like british accents. whenever i am acting, my voice goes all britishey even it if it is really out of charachter (think crazy horse talking about preserving dacota heritage in a brittish accent) it was the new year a while ago in britan.
ah well. i’d better be going along now. ta ta.
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126- Well, baking out here wouldn’t be very fruitful, try in the kitchen, with the wungs. They’ll be delighted to have you.
I pick up one of my favorite tablebooks, Kunstformen der Natur:
100 Tafeln mit Text Ernst Haeckel, 1900. Would anybody like to take a look? I can’t read German, but the illustrations are fantastic!
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I memorized the first few pages of Harry Potter once. I still have about the first page and a half memorized, but after that it gets a bit foggy. And, of course, it always has to be recited in a British accent.
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127 – *googles* wow, those are magnificent! I ought to print one out for when I am uninspired in biology…
Although I must admit I find some of them rather hmm crawly…in any case I love the colors and the jellyfish are wonderfully rendered.
128 – that’s great! I fell like I know a good deal of the LotR script(s). My mother and I incorporate much of it into everyday things…which is odd for others but I suppose we think it’s funny.
Hmm I suppose for the New Year I should have some green tea. And if anyone is making those muffins I’d love one
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129- Here are your celebratory nourishments. Any sugar or milk?
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Could I have a muffin, too?
Oh, and I’m psyched because 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy!
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“It was a tiny, grubby-looking pub. If Hagrid hadn’t pointed it out, Harry wouldn’t have noticed it was there. The people hurrying by didn’t glance at it. Their eyes slid from the big book shop on one side to the record shop on the other as if they couldn’t see the Leaky Cauldron at all. In fact, Harry had the most peculiar feeling that…….”
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127: Very nice.
Sorry, but I’m staying here and listening to Harry Potter.
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131- Here you are.
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*munches muffin*
“There mother had taken out her handkerchief.
” Ron, you’ve got something on your nose.”
The youngest boy tried to jerk out of the way, but she grabbed him and began rubbing the end of his nose.
“ Mom – gerrof.” He wiggled free.
“Aaaaah, has ickle Ronnie got somefink on his nosie?” said one of the twins…………”
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Tea, please!
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136- Red Zinger, I assume? Enjoy! Oh, would you like an American muffin as well? They’re white chocolate cranberry.
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*munches a kiwi* What else? 
“Wood cleared his throat for silence.
“Okay,men,” he said
“And women,” said Chaser Angelina Johnson.
“And women,” Wood agreed. “This is it.”
“The big one,” said Fred Weasley.
“The one we’ve all been waiting for,” said George.”
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Could I have some kiwi, p*ease? I like kiwi. Thanks.
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139- Certainly.
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do you have any pie for throwing perhaps
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141- *sigh* Please read the sign on the door, Sir or Madam.
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I apologize for the double post. There used to be a sign on the door which read something to the effect of “Leave All Throwing Pastries at the Coat Check Room”.
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(143) The omission is now remedied.
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144- Wonderful! To thee, thanks are in order.
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*smooths black, gossamer bell bottom pants that she just bought from Macy’s and loves the heck out of*
Good evening, dear Piggy. Might I have a scone and a cup of china green? Thank you verymuch.
So, how about this weather, eh? It seems only yesterday that I was enjoying not having to shovel my walks every waking moment. Oh, forgive me. It was yesterday. Now there is snow simply everywhere! Can anyone sympthise, good Musers?
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146- Around these parts we’ve had snow/ice on the ground for a good month now, probably more. And another half inch a couple days ago, which is actually useful because it creates traction.
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Ah. Wonderful day. HEllo to you Piggy! I would just love a scone! Hmmmmm. Now, let’s see, where was I……. *opens book*
“Right, here’s what we’ve got to do,” he whispered urgently. “One of us has got to keep an eye on Snape_wait outside the staff room and follw him if he leaves it. Hermione, you’d better do that.”
“Why me?”
“It’s obvious,” said Ron. “You can pretend to be waiting for Professor Flitwick, you know.” He put on a high voice, “Oh, Professor Flitwick, I’m so worried, I think I got question fourteen b wrong……”
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Could i have scone and some red zinger tea? I believe it was previously noted to be served here. Tomorrow i have to have my cerebral shunt modified. How pleasant. 146- My area has recently had a small snowstorm, so i can sympathize.
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148- Here you are. Just baked this evening.
149- Of course! Taking after TMFA, I see. Now what’s this about a cerebral shunt? Do explain. *sips Japanese green tea with pomegranate*
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149) you’re not a cantaloupe? Why would we think that?
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*sips tea and eats scone*
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152- Welcome back! I haven’t seen you in a while. How have you been?
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Great!
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Hiya TMFA! Long time no see! *nibbles a donut*
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151-someone at school called me a cantaloupe, and i just wanted to make it clear that i will not tolerate being called such a nefarious name.
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156- Fear not, good frog. We shall not name you as a cantaloupe. *sips china green*
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Good.
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Attention all you wonderful denizens of this fine establishment: Tomorrow, early in the morning, I am leaving for Minnesota, and will not be back until sometime late Saturday night. Because of this, I will not be able to take orders or serve food for a couple days. However, I hope you all stay here and give the Wungs plenty to do. Fare thee well!
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Bye Piggy!
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Bye! I hope you enjoy the land of ten thousand lakes!
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I have returned to this sweet, sweet land, after being reminded of my own mortality. Driving back yesterday, there was blowing snow and ice across the road, and we saw about 75 cars off the road. About a dozen were flipped over, and another dozen smashed in or totaled in some way. But now I am safe and sound, back in this warm tea room.
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162) Oh dear! 
I’m glad your OK!
“There are all kinds of courage,” said Dumbledore, smiling. “It takes a great deal of bravery o stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award 10 points to Mr.NEville Longbottom.”
Someone standing outside the Great Hall might well have thought some sort of explosion had taken place, so loud was the noise that erupted from the Gryffindor table……”
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that book went fast!
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Does anyone want to start a new one? Or are we up for a game of Apples to Apples?
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*wonders how that would work*
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I walk in quietly, and look about the room to locate a good place to sit. I admire the beauty of the room, for I had not previously been present in it. I notice a few good friends. “Good evening, how are you all?”
((Yesterday I was in a place that could very well be a manifestation of the H+H on Earth. A very pleasant place it is, indeed…))
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166) I don’t really know how it would work. I love that game though……. *thinks wistfully*
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167- I’ve been in a place like that.
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I think I’ll try something different today. May I have a small cream soda and two smoked salmon-and-lettuce sandwiches, please? Also a thick slice of bara brith, with extra candied peel, and plum jam.
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170- Here you are. Quite the variety.
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171- Mmm, indeed. Thank you.
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Hmmmmmm. Salmon sandwiches sound good. Could I have one of those too? yum.
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179- Of course! And yes, they’re quite good. For me, a simple pot of Assam tea.
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Apples to Apples would have to work on an honor system. The current dealer would post an adjective, and each other player would go to www . zokutou. co. uk /randomword/ or a similar site until en had five random nouns. Then en would pick from among those nouns, and post the best one on the thread (under a false name). However, I think that would be better suited to the Muse Academy Student Lounge thread than to this one.
Mmm, this bara brith is delicious. Which reminds me… shall we discuss Wales?
Most of what I know of it comes from reading The Grey King by Susan Cooper. I love the language, although I’ve never actually heard it spoken… all those unexpected consonants and Ys. Paul Baker describes it as “the little fiddly bit that sticks out west of Britain” or something along those lines (Obviously not an exact quote, I don’t have the Tower of London issue with me at the moment).
Anyone been there? Live there? Know interesting bits of folklore?
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Might I try a cup of tea and a muffin? I am most intrigued by the note on the menu…
I carefully unfold a map, neatly folded though badly worn. I had always been very interested in the quaint old map, discolored and torn in various places, but hadn’t before taken a good look at it.
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175) I’ve been there. It’s quite loverly. The language is certainly interesting. Just looking at the street signs made my head spin though. So many Ys and Xs and Ws and hardly any vowels at all that I could see! I recall castles, thin streets, beautiful mountains, a 6-7 year old cussing me out in Welsh, neolithic tombs, Hay-On-Wye (the town of 38 bookstores :razz:) and the homes of several dead writers. very nice.
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Real post =)
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Do you supply Chammobunny Tea, by any chance? If not, I’ll settle for
Earl Bunn. So, I have a nice backyard. There is a hawk in our yard, and today he killed a crow. There is a huge fight scene and hawk-feather-imprints. I took a few photos, and if someone would tell me how, I would upload some pictures. I think I should start by emailing the pics to um…what is it? gapa@musemag.net or something?
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178- Um?
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178) Wowsers! What language it that? I mean, when you click on your name…….
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178- Ack! Spam! In “my” tearoom?
176- Here you are. Are you much of a tea drinker? If so, here’s some Assam, nice and strong. If not, here’s some nice fruity Red Zinger. Quite delicious and floral.
175- I was there for an unfortunately short time this summer. I admire their efforts to save their language, though incomprehensible it may be. And as for Apples to Apples, I just don’t think it would work. Is there a simpler game we could play? I’d say charades, but that would be difficult. That would make it even more fun, though…
Hm. I’m a bit cold at the moment. Perhaps I’ll whip myself up some Mexican hot chocolate. Does anyone else want any?
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Mexican hot chocolate? Is that the kind with chili peppers and no milk or sugar?
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183- The kind I’ve had it a kind that’s similar to regular hot cocoa, but with a lot of cinnamon and other spices. I’m sure there are different kinds, though.
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I see. I was thinking about the Aztec recipe — right area, wrong era. Your version sounds nice. I’ll try some, please.
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182- That sounds deightful. I’ll take a cup!
183- If only…
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185, 186- Of course! It’s really quite wonderful. Whipped cream?
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Hm, Haven’t been around here in a while.
I’ll have a roasted dandilion root and nettle tea and a choklit eclair.
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Eekers! *runs aroudn the room* Zoom zOOm ZOOM!
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188- An excellent choice. *presents order*
189- Woah! I’m sorry, but you’ll have to act a bit calmer in here, please. Whatever is the reason for your acting in this fashion?
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Could i have some loostrife and ragwort tea please? Possibly it will get rid of some of the loosestrife infesting local ponds.
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Do you have any delicious cranberry apple tea? ‘Cause it isn’t on the menu but it is DELISH
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191- Well, I suppose each person has ens own tastes. Would you like milk or sugar?
192- Oh, the menu is but a small portion of what we serve here. Only once have I lacked a customer’s response, but that was quickly remedied. Here you are!
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Who appointed you waiter (or waitress)?
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(194) Piggy and Gwendolyn of the Eastern Seas campaigned to be barkeep some months ago. They ended up sharing the duties, though we haven’t seen much of Gwen lately.
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194- I’m male. It’s all right; lots of people are unsure or mistaken. If you’re not sure, some names have a male or female sign next to them on the Who’s Here page, mine included.
195- Yes, apparently Gwen is fine with not working here. And I’m fine with it as well. It’s really quite a fun job.
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Hello? Is anyone there? Gosh, this place sure is empty for a tea room. Oh, and I’ll have some swedish fish.
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Here are some Vegan swedish fish!
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190) Oh. I’m terribly sorry. I had just had an extreme hyper reaction to a large amount of Sonic Blast. But I’m OK now!
198) Why Vegen? I never like Swedish Fish. They taste weird to me. Not like cheese. Cheese tastes perfectly scrumptious! Could I have a nice slice of Brie with crackers and strawberries?
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199- So, had any good cheese lately?
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199- Gelatin.
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199- How runny do you like your cheese?
200- I know I wasn’t being asked, but I did try some Smoked Austrian when I was in England. It was hard to open the package, but the cheese was delicious. I also tried some habañero pepper jack cheese a while ago. Very spicy, but scrumptious.
197- Actually, this is busier than it’s been in a long while.
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200) I have! We just got a new kind of swiss from our grocery store a few days ago! It was wonderfully creamy! We also recently had a really good cheese……. A type of St.Paulin I do believe. Something like that. Quite scrumptious!
202) Not too runny, but soft. For brie, at least. Other cheeses are just fine hard.
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I HATE brie! I LOVE fresh mozzarella though. Anoway, if no-one will give me swedish fish, I’ll have a few BLTs NY deli style.
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Look at this! We can pore over it whilst I eat my:
Earl Gray Tea
Toasted Bagel w/butter
Coconut Cream Pie
Thank you, Miss Bunnyfull. (I know I spelled it wrong. FULL of BUNNIES )
imgs . xkcd . com/comics/reload.png
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205- Oh, sir, you must not come here often. I don’t seem to recognize your face. The sign on the door doesn’t tell you so, but I, having been barkeep since November, take orders and bring you the food graciously prepared by our staff of Wungs. And you’d better not throw that pie…
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205- Hm. I’m not sure I get that. Is it an arcade game reference?
And yeah, xkcd. I’m familiar with it. Some of the comics are extremely non-mostly harmless, but others are hilarious. And a lot of them are technobabble that I only half-understand.
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Yeah, what happens is this Special Forces squad is standing on a desolate battlefield, and the leader says: “Men, we’re going in! Don’t forget to duck behind cover often, and if you run out of ammunition, shoot outside the screen to reload.” In most arcade shooters, you press a pedal to come out of cover and shoot the gun offscreen to reload.
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204) You HATE?! How can you possibly despise a cheese too that extreme of a degree?! thats…… thats…….. undescribably terrible! Cheese is AWESOME! All cheese!
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mmm. cheese.
I love xkcd.
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I got a kick out of this one:
http:/ /xkcd . com/231/
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211- The correlation is very strong. My writing gets funny whenever I have cat in my lap. And I mean “funny” both ways. She’s taken to sitting at the very edge of the table, so I have both my arms around her to get at the ekyboard, but I can’t see, so speeling is imapred.
Hello Star! You’re a kitty. Yes you are!
The alt text is great. That reminds me: TED (Technology Entertainment Design) is an awesome stupendous flamablamablous organization that brings in guest speakers in all fields for 18 minute talks. I imagine some are filmed at Muse Academy- all are awesome, but for different reasons. Scott McCloud gave a great talk on comics, and the future of comics on the computer.
Anyways, go watch a talk on TED dotcom.
You’ll enjoy it.
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(211, 212) That particular xkcd is one of the funniest — and truest — ever. And I, like Vendaval, am trying to type over a cat, except for some reason he left just as I began to write this comment.
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211- It’s true, it’s true!
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211- Niiiiiiiice pwitty widdle kitty! You have furwy fur, don’t you, kitty? Me petty furwy fur! Mmm, feel soooooowft.
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Well! This is certainly a loverly morning! Could I please have some nice hot cocoa? It’s kind of chilly out…..
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216- Of course! I hope it helps you warm up.
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More Cats:
http:// xkcd . com/262/
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Now I want to write a Muse fanfic with the following dialog:
Annoyed Official Person Whose Place of Business Has Just Been Trashed by Fight Scene: “Who the **** are you?”
Musers: “Don’t worry, sir. We’re from the internet.”
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219-I love it!
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219: *clapclapclap* That describes us well.
Hello, all. Lovely weather we’re having, eh?
Yunan tea, please. And a croissant.
Thank you.
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221- I beg to differ on the weather part. It’s been not exactly “cold” here, but not “warm” either, and we haven’t gotten any snow in a while. During the day it gets above freezing so that the ice turns to slush, then freezes solid again overnight. Not fun to drive or walk outside.
*rants about weather some more*
I need some Chai.
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I sip my hot choklit and munch my croissant. I lean over to read TMFA’s comic (218) and laugh. “I should make an LOLHPB,” I comment. “It could say something like, ‘I CAN HAZ UR PLANET? KTHXBAI'”.
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Hello everyone! How’re yall doing? *eats muffin*
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I noticed the calming painting in the back! It really sets the mood. Who is the artist? I’d love to converse!
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I pull out yet another xkcd comic and let everyone read it.
http: //xkcd.com/269/
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225- Lady Bunniful, I believe. It’s a real work of art.
226- Make sure not to pull out any of the NSFB ones, please. *reads* Ooh, I loved this one.
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227 – What’s NSFB? Not Suitable For something?
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Hello everybody.
Piggy, may I please have a slice of cherry pie, with some Earl Grey tea? Thanks ever so much.
211- That’s one of my favorites.
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